脊髓灰质炎的物理治疗：刚果共和国的一项描述性研究。

Physiotherapy for poliomyelitis: a descriptive study in the Republic of Congo.

作者信息

Mancini Silvia, Coldiron Matthew E, Nicholas Sarala, Llosa Augusto E, Mouniaman-Nara Isabelle, Ngala Joseph, Grais Rebecca F, Porten Klaudia

机构信息

Epicentre, Paris, France.

出版信息

BMC Res Notes. 2014 Oct 23;7:755. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-755.

DOI:10.1186/1756-0500-7-755

PMID:25342647

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4216340/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

A large poliomyelitis outbreak occurred in 2010 in the Republic of Congo. This paper describes the demographic and clinical characteristics of poliomyelitis cases and their outcomes following physiotherapy.

FINDINGS

Demographic and clinical data were collected on 126 individuals between November 23, 2010 and March 23, 2011. The male/female ratio was 2.5 and the median age was 19 years (IQR: 13.5-23). The most severe forms of the disease were more common in older patients, 81 of the 126 patients (64.3%) had multiple evaluations of muscle strength. Among patients with multiple evaluations, 38.1% had improved strength at final evaluation, 48.3% were stable and 13.6% had decreased strength.

CONCLUSIONS

Most acute poliomyelitis patients receiving physiotherapy had improved or stable muscle strength at their final evaluation. These descriptive results highlight the need for further research into the potential benefits of physiotherapy in polio affected patients.

摘要

背景

2010年刚果共和国发生了大规模脊髓灰质炎疫情。本文描述了脊髓灰质炎病例的人口统计学和临床特征以及物理治疗后的结果。

研究结果

收集了2010年11月23日至2011年3月23日期间126例患者的人口统计学和临床数据。男女比例为2.5，中位年龄为19岁（四分位间距：13.5 - 23岁）。病情最严重的类型在老年患者中更为常见，126例患者中有81例（64.3%）进行了多次肌力评估。在进行多次评估的患者中，38.1%在最终评估时肌力有所改善，48.3%保持稳定，13.6%肌力下降。